S. Korean Disaster Relief Team to Depart for Flash Flood-Ravaged Nepal
[Politics] : A South Korean disaster relief team will be dispatched to the flash flood-ravaged Nepal to provide assistance in the search and rescue operation. Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the deployment was decided by a joint government-civilian consultative body. The Korean disaster relief ... [more...]
Search, rescue, and recovery efforts are ongoing in Nepal after devastating floods last week. According to Nepal's national disaster agency, at least 903 people have been killed and around 4,200 people are still missing.
A South Korean disaster relief team, consisting of 44 personnel, was set to depart for Nepal to support search, rescue, and other relief efforts. The team, which includes five search-and-rescue dogs, was scheduled to arrive in Nepal on Wednesday and stay for about 10 days. Their mission includes conducting search and rescue operations for victims, including nine South Koreans who remain unaccounted for, according to Yonhap News.
The massive floods and mudslides hit Nepal's north-central Himalayan region, Yonhap News and The Korea Times reported over 800 people killed and around 3,000 others missing, CBS News reported 903 killed and 4,200 missing.
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